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  • 31wash*/*/*/ — [wɒʃ] verb I 1) [T] to clean something with water or with soap and water I ve got to wash the car.[/ex] a freshly washed shirt[/ex] You should always wash fruit before eating it.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to clean yourself or a part of your body with water… …

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  • 32wash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. clean, cleanse, deterge, bathe, lave; wet, soak, rinse, drench; purify; irrigate, inundate, flood; scrub, swab, launder; paint, tint, color; sweep; lap, lick; brim over, overflow. See cleanness,… …

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  • 33wash up — verb 1. wash one s face and hands (Freq. 1) She freshened up in the bathroom • Syn: ↑lave • Derivationally related forms: ↑lavation (for: ↑lave), ↑washup …

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  • 34down — down1 W1S1 [daun] adv, prep, adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(to a lower position)¦ 2¦(in a lower place)¦ 3¦(to lie/sit)¦ 4¦(along)¦ 5¦(south)¦ 6¦(somewhere local)¦ 7¦(river)¦ 8¦(fastened to a surface)¦ 9¦(less)¦ 10¦(losing)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35down — down1 W1S1 [daun] adv, prep, adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(to a lower position)¦ 2¦(in a lower place)¦ 3¦(to lie/sit)¦ 4¦(along)¦ 5¦(south)¦ 6¦(somewhere local)¦ 7¦(river)¦ 8¦(fastened to a surface)¦ 9¦(less)¦ 10¦(losing)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36down — 1 /daUn/ adverb 1 from above towards a lower place or position: David bent down to tie his shoelace. | The sun beat down on their heads all day long. 2 at a lower place or position than usual: You can t cross here, the bridge is down. 3 at or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37wash something down — 1) wash or clean something thoroughly she washed down the walls 2) accompany or follow food with a drink bacon and eggs washed down with a cup of tea …

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  • 38Wash-Out Round — A common round of financing to owners of small companies that are not yet financially stable. When such financing is done, the new issuance serves to dilute drastically the ownership of previous investors and owners. Often, the new investors are… …

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  • 39wash —    1. obsolete stale urine    As once commonly used in laundry:     Dochter, here is a bottle o my father s wash. (D. Graham, 1883 it was for medical examination)    A wash mug was a piss pot.    2. British    to deal unnecessarily in securities… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 40wash out — 1. in. to fail and be removed from something, such as school. (See also washout.) □ I studied all I could, but I still washed out. □ I don’t want to wash out. It’s my whole future. 2. in. to have a serious wreck; to wipe out. □ The little car… …

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